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Millis vs Webster vs Chaplin vs Littleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millis has the oldest population (median age 46.4).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Littleton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Millis | Webster | Chaplin | Littleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,888 |
17,748Highest |
2,070Lowest |
10,280 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +13.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.7±4.8 12% above U.S. |
43.5±2 12% above U.S. |
| Millis and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Littleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$97,846±$14k 21% above U.S. |
$149,722±$31k 85% above U.S. |
| Millis and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31k 81% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$658,300±$40kHighest 98% above U.S. |
| Littleton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 20% above U.S. |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,473±$275 4% above U.S. |
$2,016±$507Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Littleton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,344 200% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$4,524 45% above U.S. |
$9,458Highest 203% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.7%±13.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
32 min 23% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Littleton and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | — | #52 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Webster | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Littleton |
| High school in town | Millis High School | Bartlett High School | Parish Hill High School | Littleton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
11.6 |
7.5Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.